On Thursday 12 Dec 2013 10:01:20 Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Wednesday 11 Dec 2013 21:04:00 Mick wrote: > > Let me get this right, if I set 'kde-base/kdeutils-meta -cups' I will > > still be able to print from kde applications? > > Here, the K menu item "Manage Printing" opens a CUPS web page, specifically > localhost:631. It's a bog-standard CUPS interface, with no need of KDE > complications. There's no printer entry in system settings. I often print a > spreadsheet from LibreOffice without problems. > > So yes, other things being equal, you will. In any case, why not try it and > see? You can revert easily enough if you hit a problem.
Thank you Alan and Peter for your advice, I rebuilt kde-utils meta with USE="-cups" to find out that umpteen packages want to be depcleaned: ================================================== >>> These are the packages that would be unmerged: kde-base/print-manager selected: 4.11.2 protected: none omitted: none kde-base/kdegraphics-strigi-analyzer selected: 4.10.5 protected: none omitted: none app-admin/system-config-printer-gnome selected: 1.4.3 protected: none omitted: none x11-libs/gtk+ selected: 3.8.7 protected: none omitted: 2.24.22 app-text/xmlto selected: 0.0.24-r1 protected: none omitted: none app-admin/system-config-printer-common selected: 1.4.3 protected: none omitted: none dev-python/pycurl selected: 7.19.0-r3 protected: none omitted: none app-accessibility/at-spi2-atk selected: 2.8.1 protected: none omitted: none dev-python/pycups selected: 1.9.63 protected: none omitted: none dev-python/pygobject selected: 3.8.3 protected: none omitted: 2.28.6-r55 gnome-base/gnome-common selected: 3.7.4 protected: none omitted: none app-accessibility/at-spi2-core selected: 2.8.0 protected: none omitted: none All selected packages: app-text/xmlto-0.0.24-r1 app-admin/system-config- printer-gnome-1.4.3 dev-python/pycurl-7.19.0-r3 gnome-base/gnome-common-3.7.4 kde-base/print-manager-4.11.2 app-accessibility/at-spi2-atk-2.8.1 dev- python/pygobject-3.8.3 app-admin/system-config-printer-common-1.4.3 dev- python/pycups-1.9.63 app-accessibility/at-spi2-core-2.8.0 x11-libs/gtk+-3.8.7 kde-base/kdegraphics-strigi-analyzer-4.10.5 >>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal. >>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed. Would you like to unmerge these packages? [Yes/No] ================================================== I may leave this until I have more time to look into it. -- Regards, Mick
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